The novelist Michael Connelly knows he is putting his reputation on the line with the podcast “Killer in the Code.” But despite critics’ skepticism, he finds the evidence “completely convincing.”

Before a Woke 2 takes over, let the proponents of its predecessor explain how and why they’re moving on.

In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.

Forced away from the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Saudis turned to the Red Sea. Now they are relying on a less dangerous but more complicated detour via the Suez Canal.